diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/neutron_subnet/neutron.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/neutron_subnet/neutron.rb
index fa33c2409..0da21804d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/neutron_subnet/neutron.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/neutron_subnet/neutron.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:neutron_subnet).provide(
     host_routes = []
     return [] if values.empty?
     for value in Array(values)
-      matchdata = /\{\s*"destination"\s*:\s*"(.*)"\s*,\s*"nexthop"\s*:\s*"(.*)"\s*\}/.match(value)
+      matchdata = /\{\s*"destination"\s*:\s*"(.*)"\s*,\s*"nexthop"\s*:\s*"(.*)"\s*\}/.match(value.gsub(/\\"/,'"'))
       destination = matchdata[1]
       nexthop = matchdata[2]
       host_routes << "destination=#{destination},nexthop=#{nexthop}"